For Home, Church and 

Native Land. 


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HERE is a ten minute dramatic reading 
with a climax that will cause a thrill. 
Suitable for a male or female reader and a 
number that will strengthen any program. 

We recommend it for any patriotic celebra- 
tion, commencement, alumni or civic banquet. 

The story deals with .the manner in which 
the news of America's entrance into the war 
was received in a dugout in Belgium. A ^col- 
onel of artillery, a priest and an Irish- Ameri- 
can are the leading characters. You will 
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FOR HOME, CHURCH 
AND NATIVE LAND 



A Patriotic Exercise. 



By ARTHUR D. ELDRIDGE. 



Copyright, 1918, Eldridge Entertainment House. 



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CHARACTERS 



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HOME, a young or middle-aged lady. 
CHURCH, an older boy or man. 
NATIVE LAND, a girl of sixteen. 
UNCLE SAM, a boy of ten. 
MRS. UNCLE SAM, a girl of ten. 
TWELVE GIRLS, for the Flag Drill. 



Speakers for Home, Church and Native Land 
should be older and the very best obtainable — 

Home by an older girl and Native Land by a 
young girl of sixteen. 

Church should be represented by older boy or man 
— Native Land should be dressed as "Liberty" — 
Uncle Sam and Mrs. Uncle Sam should be ten to 
twelve years old or younger — Mrs. Uncle Sam 
should be held as a surprise and spoken of in an- 
nouncement as a side-partner of Uncle Sam, very 
little known and seldom mentioned. 

The words, "Home," "Church," and "Native 
Land," should be arranged at back of stage so as 
to be most effective — White letters on Red and 
Blue paper — letters large enough to be easily seen. 

DEC 12 1918 

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For Home, Church and Native 
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HOME 

Recite first verse of "Home, Stveet Homey 
while organ is softly playing the tune. 

I speak today for the Home, that spot toward 
which many tearful eyes are turning and that spot 
from which many prayers are ascending that God will 
protect the soldier boy who has left its sacred precincts 
and give him courage to fight for Home and right. 

I want you to realize today, you whom each night 
finds surrounded by loved ones and the comforts of 
home, you boys and girls who are basking in the sun- 
shine of a mother's love and sharing the comforts pro- 
duced by a father's anxious toiling. I want you to 
realize that one of the big things we are fighting for is 
the Home. An army of subservient soldiers, officered 
by wild beasts, drunk with power and lust of conquest, 
has destroyed a million homes or more — has invaded 
the sanctity of those homes and murdered, or worse 
than murdered, a million mothers, wives and daughters. 
Your home is no more sacred in their eyes than that of 
bleeding France, Belgium, Serbia or Armenia. 

Our American lads are turning their backs on 
home and loved ones and their faces to the battle front 
to offer their lives to redeem the world from such sav- 
agery. Mothers who have sent their boys should feel 
proud that God has given them sons with vision and 
courage enough to meet the supreme test of life — the 
willingness to lay it down for others. And woman, the 
queen of the home, what of her? 

From the home to the trenches she has been and 
will be a ministering angel, leaving a trail of loving 
unselfish service wherever she goes. Her divine right 
to assist and comfort man is never better shown than 



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in a crisis and in this, the greatest catastrophe the 
world has ever seen, she has written on the page of his- 
tory a glorious record of service which can never be 
erased because it is written with the pen of love dipped 
in her own heart's blood. 

The war will teach us many lessons. It seems like 
a tremendous price to pay but God in His infinite mer- 
cy will bring out of this hell of hatred and injustice a 
new respect for Home and Woman. Thousands of 
wounded and sick boys whose pain has been and will 
be soothed by the tender hands of our heroic girls, and 
whose letters to mother and sweetheart will be penned 
by her sympathetic hand and heart, will have new ideals 
of woman. Woman is not only the binder of society, 
the conserver of beauty, the inspiration of religion, but 
she is the "Maker of Home and its very soul." 

Home is indeed, 

"A spot of earth supremely blest, 

A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest." 

And we must keep the home fires burning till the 
boys come back. 

(Male quartette sings, "Keep the Home Fires 
Burning." 

HOME 

The follotving address to be delivered by Home 
after the war. 

Upon entering recite "Home, Sweet Home," to 
music, as before. 

I speak today for the Home — that spot now ren- 
dered doubly sacred to millions of boys returning from a 
foreign shore — the Home where thousands of mothers 
prayed that God would give back their boys to them, 
but if not, to give them courage to lay down their lives 
that Home might be safe and sacred the world around. 

May you realize today — you whom each night finds 
surrounded by loved ones and the comforts of home — • 
you who are basking in the sunshine of a mother's love 
and sharing the comforts produced by a father's anx- 



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ious toiling — may you realize that one of the big things 
fought for was your home and mine. An army of sub- 
servient soldiers — officered by wild beasts— drunk with 
power and lust of conquest — had invaded the sanctity 
of a million homes and had murdered or worse than 
murdered as many mothers, wives and daughters. Your 
home was no more sacred in their eyes than that of 
bleeding France, Belgium, Serbia or Armenia. Our 
American boys turned their backs on home and loved 
ones and their faces to the battle front to offer their 
lives to redeem the world from such savagery — Moth- 
ers who sent their sons should feel proud that God gave 
them sons with vision and courage enough to meet the 
supreme test of life — the courage to lay it down for 
others. The wife of a fighting soldier at the front, 
wrote to one who had lost her gallant boy: "I write 
these few lines — not of condolence, for who would dare 
to pity you ? But of deepest sympathy to you and yours 
as you stand in the shadow which is the earthly side 
of those clouds of glory in which your son's life has 
just passed. Many will envy you that when the call to 
sacrifice came you were not found among the paupers 
to whom no gift of life had been entrusted. I hope my 
two sons may live as worthily and die as greatly as 
yours." (Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt on death of her son 
in France.) 

And Woman, queen of the home, what of her? 

From the home to the trenches she was a minister- 
ing angel, leaving a trail of loving unselfish service, 
wherever she went. Her divine right to comfort and 
assist man is never better shown than in a crisis — and 
in the last and greatest catastrophe the world ever saw, 
she wrote on the pages of history a glorious record of 
service which can never be erased because it was writ- 
ten with the pen of love dipped in her own heart's 
blood. It was an awful price to pay but God brought 
out of the hell of hatred and injustice a new love and 
respect for Home and Woman. 

Thousands of wounded and sick boys, whose pain 
was soothed by the tender hand of our heroic girls, and 
whose letters to mother and sweetheart were penned 



6 Home, Church and Native Land 

by her sympathetic hand and heart will have new 
ideals of Woman. Before the war home life — the real 
old-fashioned kind — was gradually disintegrating un- 
der the influence of modern methods of selfish and ma- 
terialistic living. 

Woman is not only the binder of Society — the con- 
server of beauty and the inspiration of religion, but 
"she is the maker of home and its very soul/' 

Now that the war is over we must still keep the 
home fires burning for only by emphasizing the home 
can we avoid another world crisis — and we must make 
it, 

"A spot of earth supremely blest, 

A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest." 

As Church comes upon the platform let the 

organist play "Coronation/' or some other well 

known hymn, the music fading atvay as Church 
begins to speak. 

CHURCH 
The words in parenthesis to be used after the 
ivar. 

I speak today for the Church — not a church but 
the Church. There are 168 religious denominations in 
the United States, but there is only one religious need 
and aspiration — the desire to bring ourselves into har- 
mony with God's plans. The Church is only Christian 
in so far as its members interpret Christ in their lives. 
A nation is only Christian in so far as its scheme of 
life socially, physically and morally reaches out toward 
God's perfect system of laws. Wars and all unrest are 
caused by man's desire to run God's world according to 
man's laws. 

Our present (last) war was caused by a total lack 
of Christianity in the hearts of a single body of Prus- 
sianized men, who have forever proved the truth of 
God's word and law, by deliberately breaking it and 
bringing upon themselves and the world the result of 
that violation. 

By her own mouth Germany proves (proved) she 
is (was) not a Christian nation. 



Home, Church and Native Land 7 

Listen first to the Emperor in an address to his 
subjects : 

"Remember you are the chosen people — the spirit 
of the Lord has descended upon me because I am the 
Emperor of the Germans. I am the instrument of the 
Almighty. I am his sword and his agent. Let them 
perish, all the enemies of the German people — God de- 
mands their destruction — God, who by my mouth bids 
you do his will." 

After such an utterance, I can see Christ looking 
in pity at the Emperor and saying: "God so loved the 
world that he sent me to redeem it — not the Germans 
only, but the whole world, you are (were) trying to 
usurp the very throne and power of God Himself. You 
have not read aright the lessons of history and you and 
your kingdom shall fall as have all those who forgot 
God." 

Listen again to so-called ministers of the Gospel: 

"It is the duty of the Germans to crucify human- 
ity, to kill, burn, destroy, if by so doing our superior 
culture can be imposed upon those who oppose us. There 
is no God but a German God." Is there much of Christ 
in that interpretation of the Gospel? 

Listen to the Philosophers: 

"War is necessary. We grow physically, morally 
and spiritually through war. Killing and all evils at- 
tendant upon war are justifiable because we as super- 
men ought to conquer and rule the world for their 
good." 

And so Germany, substituting her own law for 
God's law, changed a comparative heaven into a raging 
hell and has become (became) a majority stockholder 
with the Devil as a side partner, in the hell of his own 
creating. God does nothing for man that he can do for 
himself. Man caused the war — men — Christian men 
— will stop (stopped) it, and carry (carried) it to a 
righteous and just conclusion. Our American boys are 
fighting (fought) not for the sake of war, but for the 
sake of peace. That is (was) Christianity. They 
are fighting (fought) not to destroy life but to bring 
the hope of unbroken life to "countless generations un- 



8 Home, Church and Native Land 

born." That is (was) Christianity. Their sacrifice is 
(was) to rebuild an entire new order of life that shall 
be just and righteous. God is Love — yes — but he is al- 
so just and His son was sacrificed for both love and jus- 
tice. Christ is the Prince of Peace but he is also the 
Lion of the Tribe of Judah, Our Shield and Defender, 
and neither His life or words furnish any excuse for 
those who refuse to defend the helpless or fight for the 
weak and oppressed. 

The Psalmist said: "I will look unto the hills from 
whence cometh my help," and to the spiritual hills we 
must go, and climbing high, above selfish motives and 
aspirations, get a proper perspective of our relation to 
God and man, and the puzzling questions of Christianity 
and the war will be solved. Then we can sing with 
Julia Ward Howe: 

"Mine eyes have seen the Glory, etc. 

1st and 3rd verses of "Battle Hymn of the Repub- 
lic." 

As Native Land comes on platform, organist 
should play softly a few measures of America, 

NATIVE LAND 
"Lives there a man with soul so dead, who ne'er 
to himself hath said — this is my own, my Native Land." 
I have listened to you — who represent Home and 
Church and it makes me truly thankful that MY Native 
Land is one in which Home and Church are free to 
develop the best that is in them. I am proud of the 
fact that my Native Land is giving of its best in men 
and money to insure continued freedom for you. And 
not only for you but for all the oppressed peoples of 
the world. Our native land is one not only flowing 
with milk and honey but rich with ideals that shall put 
ourselves and the whole world on a higher plane of liv- 
ing. Our treatment of Cuba and Porto Rico after the 
Spanish War, our promise of independence to the Fili- 
pinos, our treatment of China after the Boxer Rebel- 
lion, our statement of terms of peace to Germany — all 
furnish a guarantee that my Native Land and yours is 
free from any taint of selfish aggrandizement. 



Home, Church and Native Land 9 

"Unless men are willing to fight and die for great 
ideals, including love of country, ideals will vanish and 
the world will become one huge sty of materialism. 

THE AMERICAN FLAG 

When Freedom from her mountain heights 

Unfurled her standard to the air, 
She tore the azure robes of night 

And set the stars of glory there; 
She mingled with its glorious dyes 
The milky baldric of the skies, 

And striped its pure celestial white 

With streakings of the morning light; 
Then from his ^mansion in the sun 
She called her eagle bearer down, 

And gave into his mighty hand 

The symbol of her chosen land. 
Flag of the free heart's hope and home, 

By angel hands to valor given, 
Thy stars have lit the welkin dome, 

And all thy hues were born in heaven. 
Forever float that standard sheet, 

Where breathes the foe but falls before us, 
With Freedom's soil beneath our feet, 

And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us? 

Native Land takes her position at the center 

of the stage and 12 girls give the following: 

FLAG DRILL 

For twelve girls and Native Land. 

COSTUMES: White dresses and caps, shoulder 
sashes of red, white and blue bunting, tied loosely be- 
low the hip. Carry flags at right shoulder. Native 
Land carries very large flag. 

Led by N. L. who marches straight down the 
stage to the front, the twelve enter at the center back 
of stage, separate, march right and left across the back, 
down the sides, and across the front as in Fig. 1. 



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In the diagrams x indicates beginning of 
figures, * the close, X Native Land. 



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From the front, up the sides, and across the back 
of stage to center. This brings the twelve in single 
file across the back. Face front. Cross flags. March 
twelve abreast (or if the stage be small, in groups of 
two) to the center of the stage, then each alternate 
one halt, marking time, shoulder flags, and fall into 
line behind his partner, forming two lines, of six each ; 
march to front of stage. 

Native Land steps to center of the two lines, be- 
tween them, and the rear line faces left, while the 
front line faces right. March, turning square cor- 
ners, across front, up right side, across the back and 
down to front, forming an oblong. (Fig. 2.) Repeat. 
Reverse. Repeat. Halt. 



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The six to the left of stage face right. The six to 
the right of stage face left. 

N. L. marches to center front of stage. 

Each six march to sides. Halt. About face. 
March to middle of stage, crossing the lines of the oppo- 
site side, entirely across to opposite side. Native Land 
marches backward up center to back, ready to lead 
down. Then single file up the sides to the back, and 
across the back to center. 

Down to the front, flags crossed, then turn, Native 
Land leading, march two abreast up the left side, to 
back (N. L. halts at center), across the back to right 
corner, and diagonally across the stage to left front. 



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(Fig. 3.) Forming an arch with crossed flags.. Led by 
;N. L., march from the back, at right, through arch, the 
rear couple taking down flags, march through, followed 
by the next two, etc., and after passing full length up 
arch, follow N. L., across the front, two abreast, up the 
side, across the back, and N. L. at center, down to the 
front, four abreast. (Fig. 4.) 



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Rear line step one pace to the right; center line 
mark time, front line step one pace to left, Native Land 
-to left front. This gives the formation as in (Fig.5.) 



Home, Church and Native Land 13 

At conclusion of drill, Uncle Sam and Mrs. 
Uncle Sam come on. For a novelty Uncle Sam 
may be brought on stage in a cloth or paper-cov- 
ered globe, representing the world.* Uncle Sam 
steps out at opening at back and Mrs. Uncle Sam 
follows after Uncle Sam has delivered his speech. 
If the globe is impracticable have them enter to- 
gether and go to center of stage. Uncle Sam 
should ivear the conventional Sam suit and Mrs. 
Uncle Sam should ivear a skirt made of the flag 
with a white waist and a blue bonnet. 

UNCLE SAM 

I guess you all know who I am; 

I represent your Uncle Sam. 

I may not be so much for size, 

But some small things are a surprise. 

I'm big enough for home and hearth, 
For peoples all around the earth; 
Their lives and property I'll protect, 
When to my laws they give respect. 

But when they take the best I've got, 
Then turn me down, it makes me hot; 
I say to them, "Hiraus mit you, 
Go back from whence you come — Skiddoo." 

The last job they put up to me, 
Was the biggest one there'll ever be; 
The Nations said, "it must be done, 
And Uncle Sam, you're just the one." 

I must confess it kept me squirmin', 
To knock the "Germ" right out of German; 
To put the "I" right out of Kaiser, 
And make conceited Willie wiser. 



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And while he thought we still were # sleeping, 
O'er the top we soon were leaping; 
And though, of course, it was no fun, 
We knocked the "H" right out of Hun. 

The Kaiser said his million men 
Would break our Western front again; 
When our Western front he did attack, 
He soon was showing his Eastern back. 

The Prussian Emperor we had to teach, 
There were other pebbles on the beach; 
And now he's back to his ancient line, 
Winding up daily time to the Watch on the 
Rhine. 

I much prefer to stay at home, 

And from it I don't care to roam; 

But when there's wrong to be made right, 

Your Uncle Sam is there to fight. 



MRS. UNCLE SAM 
Well, now, you'll have another guess, 
Who am I in all this dress? 
You couldn't guess to save your life, 
For no one knows he's got a wife. 

From morn till night you hear of Sam, 
But about his wife — mum as a clam; 
Of course he has a lot to do, 
But so have all us women too. 

There's some things I can't understand, 
Going on around this land; 
But I just say if Sam can do it, 
Us women folks will sure hop to it. 

We sure were willing to do our bit, 

For when Sam fought — why I just knit: 

But every sweater told a lie, 

'Twas just plumb full of yarns — that's why. 



Home, Church and Native Land 15 

And something queer about those sox 
We sent our Sammies in a box; 
They soon found nails in every one — 
Five nails in each dear sock — catch on? 

And now I'll tell you something new, 
About some eyes not grey or blue. 
They won the war 'cause men were wise; 
The eyes, kind friend, were Hoover-ize. 

After all — you know it pays 
To have some wheatless — meatless days; 
You know, that's where we ought to shine — 
In saving scraps and bacon rind. 

And now the beastly war is through, 
And men have found what we can do. 
Now listen, please, and all take note — 
We women soon will have a vote. 

Then, Sam, mind what you're about; 
Do what's right or we 11 put you out. 
But I'm quite sure we'll have no trouble; 
In good team work we'll pull just double. 



Home, Church and Native Land step to cen- 
ter of platform. Uncle Sam and Wife take opposite 
ends of large flag, encircle Home, Church and Na- 
tive Land, and repeat together: 

Home, Church and Native Land, 

All as one united stand; 

God has put us in the fight 

To show that might's not always right. 

He who rules in Heaven above, 
Wants the world chuck full of love; 
Wants wars, on all the earth to cease, 
But must have justice with that peace. 



All rise and sing "America.' 



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"Somewhere in France 



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BY SEYMOUR S. TIBBALS 

SI STIRRING patriotic drama of the World 
\* War in 3 acts. 4 male, 3 female char- 
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This play has been rewritten and elaborated 
to play a full evening. Last season it achieved 
an instantanteous hit with amateur players, 
being produced with great success. 

The action takes place in the home of Pierre 
Graudet, a few miles from the trenches and 
graphically shows why America went into the 
war. Two sons have been killed in battle and 
Jean, the youngest son, is blinded by a shell. 
Mary Dale, an American Red Cross nurse, is 
attached to a base hospital near the home of 
the Graudets and her personal care of Jean 
has ripened into love for the brave young 
Frenchman who has won his Medal of Honor. 
The capture of a German aviator, who is com- 
pelled to land near the home, furnishes a 
thrilling and dramatic climax at the end of 
the second act. The dialog is intensely patriotic 
and one critic has termed the play "a classic." 
A splendid play for a Red Cross benefit, or to 
raise money for any war activity. Our most 
popular play last season. 



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